Pole barn framing

[mtlogcabin]

Splicing smaller treated members to untreated uppers

That would be my concern since I am in a seismic zone "D" and the splice is near the bottom of the post.

 

[DRP]

From what I've read, which is not much, the splice is supposedly at a point of lower, but certainly not zero, moment.

 

[Frank Woeste]

We tested nail-laminated columns at Virginia Tech. If you are interested, I will e-mail some publications.

Wirt, D. L., F. E. Woeste, T. E. McLain, and G. E. Richardson. 1991. Nail-laminated wall columns using differential lumber grades. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 7(1): 113-116.

Woeste, F. E., T. E. McLain, and T. D. Mischen. 1988. A comparison of five laminated wall column designs. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 4(1): 72-75.

Frank Woeste

Professor Emeritus

Virginia Tech

fwoeste@vt.edu

 

[Frank Woeste]

The following are six links to reserach reports on structural testing of nail-laminated columns for post-frame buildings:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/Byerly%20Woeste%201982.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/DeBonis%20Woeste%201984.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/Wirt%20Woeste%201991.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/Woeste%20DeBonis%20McLain%20Agway%201984.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/Woeste%20McLain%20Mischen%201988.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26195443/Woeste%20Siegel%201985.pdf

Frank Woeste, P. E.

Professor Emeritus

Virginia Tech University